Caltech researchers used the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter to determine that surface water left salt minerals behind as recently as 2 billion years ago.

The findings by rover scientists highlight the diversity of samples geologists and future scientists associated with the agency’s Mars Sample Return program will have to study.

Middle schoolers who have pushed past obstacles to reach their academic goals will be celebrated by the mission team with a personal message beamed down from NASA’s Perseverance rover.

Pictures from NASA’s latest six-wheeler on the Red Planet suggest the area’s history experienced significant flooding events.

The rocks it has analyzed for sample collection are helping the team better understand a past marked by volcanic activity and water.

Panelists will discuss the Perseverance rover’s successful collection of the sample and latest science analysis.